head gear ......

                                                                                                                

Head gear worn in India are Pagdi or paag, Saafa,Topi,Dastar,Dulband and so on.These were traditionally worn as a person's self respect.The turbans are worn by almost all region hindu ,muslim ,sikh etc. so it can be a common cord between all these relegions.

The most commonly worn headwear for Indian men has been a turban .A turban is a length of cloth wrapped in a specific way around the top of the head.The type of fabric and wrapping technique indicate the wearer's social status,profession etc.Turbans are also worn by women in some cultures such as the nomadic  Kurds from Syria,Iraq and Turkey.

In rajasthan turban is very popular throughout.Pagdi or Paag is worn in Udaipur region whereas ,the Leheriya or wave pattern turban is worn especially during monsoon season .The Chundri, Panchranga or five colour ,turban is worn for celebrations .whereas the Mothra or dot pattarn in regular occations.Diffrent coloured turban is worn at diffrent occassions like saffron colour turban for dussehra festival as it was treditionally worn while going for battlefield.Red and pink were treditionally worn during wedding .whereas dark maroon ,khaki and blue coloured turbans are worn for a condolence visit.

Now this tradition is fading off as it is not convinent for people to use it in day to day life only some communities like sikhs are practising in urban india while in rural part Turbans are still worn with pride.

 

Nathuji's.......the best place to hangout at udaipur.

Hang outs in this world of chaos are must for chilling on everyday basis.one such is "nathu ji's"at udaipur near sahleion ki bari .Every youngster in Udaipur must have been to this place once .The trend started when I was in class seventh in 1990,at that time only 2or 3persons were regular, but today almost 40 to 50 persons are regular in visiting nathu ji's.Everyone is friend there ,Most of us are nathu ji friends as we only, but regularly meet at nathu ji's shop .Ironically many of us who are regular even dont know that the shops name is "Garden cafe"as we always call it nathu ji's.Here i would like to tell u that the shop owners name is nathu singh ji who is a calm and cool icecream shop owner and in 1990 he started with one shop and now he rules the place with 3shops all jam packed.

There is also a ciggrette shop adjusten to it owned by ramesh ji but still the annexx is known commonly as nathu ji's .
guys gossipp there about anything from day to day life to international issues like united states elections .If anybody had not read the days newspaper and by any chance drop in at nathuji's he will come to know the news !
you can meet your friend who was outof station or even abroad and was expected today, at nathuji's as soon as he land in udaipur, as he will make sure to come to nathuji's once daily if he is in city.
thats the magic of this place ....

Karwa chouth ?

Karwa chouth !  is there any relevance for such festivals in this age where society is giving scansion's for livin relationships and where marriages have become a legal contract rather than intimate bonds .
Well
How many ladies have observed this festival today with wholeheartedness ? and how many remained hungry just because the husband may buy them an expensive gift ,
or
 how many husbands went home on time just to avoid any clash today on Karwa chouth ,many might have forgotten The day.
In a world where serials like 'Kali' etc are booming in TRP's how many wives blindly and fearlessly follow there husbands and remain hungry for their long life?

THINK and THINK and ACT..


STOP FOOLING YOURSELF 

for your cheers!!!

Beer is the oldest alcholic and third largest consumable drink after water and tea in the world.It is produced by brewing and fermentation of cereal grains mainly barley.beer is flavoured with hops for bitterness.hops also acts as natural preservative for beer.
beer is the national drink of germany.
the alcholic strength of beer is usually around 4 percent to 6 percent alchol by volume though may range from less than 1 percent to over 20 percent alchol by volume in rare case.

diagram illustrating the process of brewing beer

what do all boxes means in diagram:

hot water tank                   malt

copper          hops          mash tun

                                   hop back

                    heat exchanger

                                      bottling

add yeast                       cask


picture of hops

lot of varieties are there for beer
lambic :beer of belgium
stout and porter :dark beer made by roasted barleyand malt
wheat beer :made mainly from wheat
Ale : beer mostly fermented by yeast
Lager :lager is english name for cool fermenting beers of europien origin.The name lager comes from german "lagern" for "to store"as brewers stored beer in cool cellars and cavesduring warm summer months where they continued to ferment.

health related facts
high ethnol content of beer's effect on body can seen in below link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Possible_long-term_effects_of_ethanol.svg#filelinks
The main active ingredient of beer is alcohol and therefore, the health effects of alcohol apply to beer.a 2005 japanese study found that low alcohol beer may possess strong anti cancer properties.it is considered that overeating and lack of muscle tone is the main cause of beer belly.

CHEERS

celebrate sensibly

Working for a hotel I tend to be a part of lot of celebrations and late night parties ,many  of them are hosted by well off personalities .But sometime problems does arise. People want to enjoy dancing and disco jockeys’ are invited to perform in marriages and other events and they play loud music. This loud music is allowed till 10: 30 pm in our city by law and it is hotel administration’s duty to stop such performances after the prescribed time. It is where my role comes in our organization. I usually inform the guest well in advance that he will have to abort the loud music after 10:30pm, but when the time approaches many a times guest try to get extension of time and for that he requests saying “abhi to time hai’or you can charge a bit more, or let the cops come I will talk to them and so on. But government rules are to be followed and also the neighbours have to sleep peacefully thus I have to do the needful forcefully with a heavy heart ,as I too don’t like to disturb them in their enjoyment.
 I don’t understand why these type of people want an extension when they are celebrating but want an action by administration when somebody near there house is playing loud music late night or organizing a jaagran at a temple .

hamari mithaiyo ko bachao....

versus

Rasgulla ,Gulabjamun, kajukatli…… Indian sweets are mouthwatering but now slowly chocolates are substituting .Mithai is sweet milk dessert from India. Mithai is traditionally used to be exchanged on festive occations,but now a days chocolates have replaced mithai. In India the main region for it is adulteration in making mithai, as milk and other products are limited so some people have started adulteration and thus customer have switched over to chocolate .

The chocolate industry is an organized industry with lots of multinationals also working and they have a dedicated budget for advertisement and lobbying is also there .now a days even savories like kurkure and bhujias have festive packs .everyone knows that they are not traditionally exchanged on festive occasion but then too lot of people opt for them. 

The dairy federations should stand with sweet industry and should take initiative to save Indian sweet bazaar by making standards and can standardize the sweets also by keeping check. These government dairy federations can brand these sweets even make tempting advertisements  and come out with ideas to promote sweets and can vigilantly keep track on adulteration also.

dusshera.....in true sence

Dusshera is celebrated today around the country will lot of festivities and joy .The elimination ritual of king ravana who is supposed as the symbol of evil .
How many of us have shed any of their bad habits on this day ?
True significance of Dusshera festival will be  only if we imply it in our life and shed at least one of our bad habit ,practices.
BUT its not that easy as we think ….
Today three dalits were fined 45000 for drinking water at public taps isn’t  it a ravana act on dusshera.
Well we all know this is one which came to light there are many and each of us might have performed several ..
Please wake up .
Only destroying the idol of demon king is not enough burn the ills within and celebrate !